Tell City hasn't had much luck against Washington recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tell City Marksmen will square off against the Washington Hatchets at 1:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Tell City didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast Dubois and fell 53-51. While losing is never fun, the Marksmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Jeeps are ranked 100th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Reese Ford, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 18 points. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ollie Toothman, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 13 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Washington waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They enjoyed a cozy 62-45 victory over the Vikings.
Washington pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Tell City, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Tell City was taken down by Washington 60-13 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Tell City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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